On Apr 15, 12:16*am, KiwiSpud wrote:
> Hi Guru's
>
> I have two PC's at home, One running XP home and the other running
> Vista Ultimate, these two PC's are connected to a Netgear RangeMax
> Next router (via Cat5 cable, not wireless which I currently have
> disabled due to not needing at the moment) and the router is then
> connected to my Motorola (well bigponds actually) Cable modem which
> then gets me to the internet.
>
> My question is, how hard would it be to securely allow me access to
> these two PC's from the internet. I would like to be able to restart
> the programs running on the PC's and maybe even reboot the PC's while
> I am away from home (i.e at work, the Fiancee's house, the pub,
> wherever).
>
> and to go with this question presuming it is possible and not too
> hard, does anyone have a guide I could follow to set it up that they
> could post or email me.

Your main problem is going to be the firewall & router at your office.
The first step is to speak with whoever controlls those and ask them
if its even possible. Certain ports will need to be opened.